Names of Jasper and Newton Honor U S Towns
The United States Geological Survey notes Jasper and Newton towns are named for Revolutionary War sergeants William Jasper and William Newton. It recounts Jasper's rescue at Fort Moultrie and Savannah siege, his death, and the salute to heroic deeds preserved in place names and literature.
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Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Madison
Monroe
Jasper
Newton
New Town
Isaac Newton
United States Geological Survey
Arkansas
Georgia
Illiois
Indiana
Iowa
Mississippi
Texas
Illinois
William Jasper
Fort Moultrie
S. C
Fame
William Newton
South Carolina
Moultrie
Savannah
Pulaski
Charleston
Optical Illusion and Scientific Notes Across Fields
A collage of brief scientific items covers forest paper from scrub pine, snow impurity contrasts between weekdays and Sundays, mercury lamp disinfection, Leipzig malaria controls, outside car fuses for safety, Rhone falls hydroelectric potential, radium emanation, Arkansas diamonds discovery, and reflections on murder trials and legal reform. Also includes an optical illusion demonstration contrasting two line lengths.
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London Scientific
Leipzig
St. Louis
Rhone
Genisslat
Paris
William Ramsay
R. W. Graw
Pike County
Ark
South Africa
Broad Minded Church Talk Sparks Pageant Quip
A brief and quirky exchange about a husband in a pageant prompts a joke on broad mindedness and church affiliation. The quip notes the husband does not belong to the Church of England yet supports charity and an ancient bishop.
Vegetarian Revelation by Upton Sinclair in Health Note
Upton Sinclair describes adopting vegetarianism after health collapse and learning that cooking destroys nutrition. He details living on raw fruits and vegetables in California for five months, using crunchy whole wheat crackers, nuts, olives, and salad, claiming improved stomach, nerves, and energy.
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California
Python Attack at Cincinnati Zoo Describes Narrow Escape
A Cincinnati zoological park superintendent named Mr. Stephens faced a life threatening python attack in the snake house. He secured the snake by its neck and mid body, his grip holding back the coils as attendants freed him. The snake wound tight around his leg and began to constrict before the men intervened and heated the reptile. Stephens later broke off one fang in his thumb while freeing himself.
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Zoological Gardens
Cing Cinnati Animal Park
Mr. Stephens
Burgest
Size of her shoes and the cryptic fashion of numbers
The Kansas City Star notes that women's shoe sizes abandoned numeric labeling. Clerks rely on foot measurements while customers learn to decipher codes like K17368 equaling 4 34 D. Some shops now erase numbers to avoid misfit sales, while men’s shoes retain clear sizes.
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The
Kansas City Star
Sacred Writings and Mon War Lodge Customs
A fragmented column touches on Chinese reverence for writing, the Mon War Sher lodge in Chinatown, and the sacred furnace ritual. It contrasts Western views of literacy with Chinese practices, then shifts to quips about social mores and a few brief anecdotes from rural and urban papers.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Confucius
Chinatown
United States
Society of Mon War Sher—club of the Beautiful Writing
Jelly Lane sweetness and a family guessing game
A nostalgic scene on Jelly Lane with jars of jams and preserved fruits, plus a family gathering on a piazza. Aunt Ruth leads a listening game guessing horse-drawn and motor vehicles, while Norton, Bertha, and Carl enjoy playful chatter and a returning Uncle Stanley ride.
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Eres
Aunt Ruth
Bertha
Alice
Carl
Norton
Mrs. Parker
Guesser
Dr. Post
Hizhy
Uncle Stanley
By-Laws, Rail Delays, and a Deadly Tomb Tale
A colonial excerpt recalls camp by-law absurdities with kickers in a pond and complaints leading to signed resolutions amended by a minister. It reports a flood delay and a ministerial quip, then a perilous Egyptian tomb story where a family descends a tunnel and perishes from toxic air, ending with a demon guarding the hoard.
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Inc
F. Carter
Jack Frost
A Personal Matter and Misstatements About Poets
A children story fragment describes Clarence restless in church then quiet, his mother praising him until he explains the choir kept him still. A second line rebukes a magazine editor for inventing a gun to exterminate poets and notes a man with a blind wife relies on her touch, a costly burden.
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Clarence
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Federal Forest Service
Atlantic Seaboard
England
Madar Lal Dhinagri
Earth
Taft
Coller
Indianapolis
Enie
Lynening Bee
Kansas City Times
Peary
Birmingham Age-Herald
UCR
Vwouwniaemis
Jelly Lane
Ted
Teddy
Dos
E P. Weigall
Putnam's
Alonzo
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